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And not to Yield

At last, a three year journey has come to an end. I started A Conscious Venture back in 2013 as a way for my friends and family to follow along on my big move to Taiwan. Now, at the end of 2016, I have returned to my home town of Rochester New York, still conscious and still venturing, and ready for the next step in the journey, whatever that may be.

A few days ago, I was asked if I thought life was about the journey or the destination. Sounds cheesy, but how much do we ever really think about it?

So here is what I think; there is only one destination. The only place you can ever really “go” is within yourself. You can never escape it, you can never run from it, even if you literally move to the opposite side of the world, you are always going to be trapped inside yourself. The best you can do is find that place within you that brings you joy. The journey, wherever you travel, or whatever you experience, helps you to open different means inside yourself to find this place. No two journeys will ever be the same, nor should they be. There is not one “path” that is a guaranteed formula for happiness. Life is (a state of) fluctuation, the journey never ends, but the destination always remains the same.

I want to thank everyone who has read along these past years and (tirelessly) supported my adventures. I’ll always be happy to answer any questions about Taiwan, ESL or living abroad.

To my readers (and skimmers, and picture gazers) I will leave you where I started;